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King of the Waves : Trailer

April 17, 2014 | By Luke Leslie,

Based on the 1969 solo circumnavigation by Commander Bill King, King of Waves focuses on the retired submariners dramatic encounter with a Great White Shark alone on a 42ft yacht 700km from Australia, after being capsized rounding the Cape of Good Hope.
Produced by the graduate students of the Irish National Film School. Starring Vincent Fagan, Cinematography by Narayan Van Maele, Written & Directed by Luke Leslie.

Screened at the 2009 Galway, Cork & Kerry film festivals and has recently won at the Redemptive Film Festival in Virginia.

Shot on a Sony EX1 – XDCAM EX 1080p25 with Letus Extreme adaptor & 35mm primes.

Featuring Vincent Fegan as Bill King
Written and directed by Luke Leslie
Produced by Luke Leslie & Kevin Fetherston
Cinematography by Narayan Van Maele

Script Assist by David Lester Mooney
Music Composed by Jonathan Casey
Digital Effects by David Chandler

Make Up FX by Jessie’ O’Dwyer
Sound by Simon Doyle
Production Design by Diane King

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King of the Waves

March 25, 2014 | By Luke Leslie,

Based on the 1969 solo circumnavigation by Commander Bill King, King of Waves focuses on the retired submariners dramatic encounter with a Great White Shark alone on a 42ft yacht 700km from Australia, after being capsized rounding the Cape of Good Hope.

Featuring Vincent Fegan as Bill King

Written and directed by Luke Leslie
Cinematography by Narayan Van Maele
Produced by Luke Leslie & Kevin Fetherston

Script Assist by David Lester Mooney
Music Composed by Jonathan Casey
Digital Effects by David Chandler
Make Up FX by Jessie’ O’Dwyer
Sound by Simon Doyle
Production Design by Diane King

Shot on a Sony EX1 – XDCAM EX 1080p25 with Letus Extreme adaptor & 35mm primes.

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Showreel

April 17, 2014 | By Luke Leslie,

Luke Leslie’s Directors Reel
Contact buckledcranium@gmail.com

Projects Featured :

2009 : King of the Waves – Short Film
2010 : ARK : Pitch / Concept Video – Trailer
2011 : Fusion Family’s : Dr. Sadler – Music Video
2011 : Queen : Sheer Heart Attack – Music Video
2012 : A Mermaids Tale – Fundraiser Campaign

Software : Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After FX,
Music : Wolf Suite Pt.1. by Danny Elfman

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Making King of the Waves

March 25, 2014 | By Luke Leslie,

A short documentary covering the production of the award winning Irish Short ‘King of the Waves’

Cut by Colm Sheehan

For more information on our film visit, buckledcranium.com

Featuring Bill King, Vincent Fegan, Luke Leslie, Narayan Van Maele, Kevin Fetherston, Simon Doyle, Diane King, Simon Wall, Robert Bannon, Ronan Haughey, Jonathan Casey, David Chandler, Jessie O’Dwyer, Matt Kelly.

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ARK

March 25, 2014 | By Luke Leslie,

‘ARK’ is a coming of age story of young love and rebellion set aboard a massive spacecraft (The ARK) midway on a 200-year trip to humanity’s new home.

This short proof of concept was produced as part of a presentation for the 2010 ENGAGE Programme. Based on 1st draft treatment. It does not represent a finished project or the any further re-writes which have taken place over the last six months. More then anything it serves to show-case the backdrop to our narrative and give a broad sense of tone.

Written & Directed by : Luke Leslie

Cinematography by : Narayan Van Maele

Visual FX by FATHOUSE
3D Animation by David Chandler
Compositing by Michael Lathrope
With additional FX by Luke Leslie

Featuring :

Sam Arnold
Poppy Masterson
Barrie McMullan
Ged Murray
Caroline McMullan
Aoife McCormack
Grace Farren
Caoimhe Byrne
James Saunders
Nora Kelly Lester
Ged Murray
Stephen Lynch
Simon Doyle
Liam Byrne
David Lester Mooney

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